Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

Chapter 49

“Harper, we’ve been friends for over 20 years. Staying at your place feels as comfy as my own home. But with you moving, it’s like there’s an emptiness in my heart.

“If it weren’t for Felix’s mistakes, this wouldn’t be happening. Just the thought of being apart from you

hurts,” Aunt Melinda sald.

“This isn’t his fault. We’re moving because we like the new place and the neighborhood’s architecture. It really has nothing to do with Felix. Don’t overthink it,” Morn comforted her.

“I know, Harper, I know everything,” Aunt Melinda said, breaking into tears again.

I fell asleep again at some point and had a particularly frightening nightmare.

I found myself falling into an abyss surrounded by towering mountains with no visible peaks. Water relentlessly cascaded from above, swiftly engulfing me up to waist level.

All around, there were only barren mountains and tumultuous waters. I was trapped in the water, completely immobilized. When I tried to scream for help, my throat felt constricted, and I was unable to

voice a word.

suddenly woke up, realizing my clothes were drenched in cold

I returned to bed but couldn’t fall asleep again. I opened my

at that moment, with only a few simple words that

understood he was referring to our family

Melinda had told him about our new house,

thought for a moment, wondering how to explain this to him. Then, I realized that buying a house was a family matter, and I didn’t need to justify the reasons to

reached a point where neither of us spoke,

I deleted it without listening, exited the page, and immersed myself in a book I had been

good. The autumn sky was a clear azure, and the

was delightful. I reclined on Dad’s lounge chair in the small yard,

I noticed, he seemed to have been

to my messages?” He was standing against the light, and I couldn’t

text me? I haven’t been feeling well these days and have been constantly wanting to sleep,

y words.

intensely as if he was trying to figure out

whether it was true or false. Felix’s feelings and

longer my concem.